Next FAA Chief Will Face Turbulent Climate

If confirmed to lead the Federal Aviation Administration, Randy Babbitt would have two tall orders on his agenda: resolve labor issues among a disgruntled work force of air controllers, and goose a long-delayed update to the nation's navigation system.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 3:54 pm

In A Texas Town, A Film Premiere Hits Home

The new film American Violet is based on the true story of a misguided drug raid in Hearne, Texas, and the legal battles that followed. Hearne residents attended an advance screening — and NPR's Wade Goodwyn was there to catch their reactions.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 2:19 pm

Consumer prices dip unexpectedly in March (AP)

AP - Consumer prices dipped unexpectedly in March, leaving inflation over the past year falling at the fastest clip in more than a half-century. The recession is expected to keep a lid on inflation as widespread layoffs dampen wage pressures and weak demand keeps companies from raising prices.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:57 pm

Student killed in love triangle involving teacher

An 18-year-old high school student caught with his 48-year-old math teacher in her bedroom was stabbed to death by her boyfriend, who was himself a former student of hers, police said Tuesday.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:56 pm

Meltdown 101: Can't pay your taxes? Don't panic (AP)

AP - It's here, April 15, the deadline for filing income tax returns, and the IRS has some reassuring words for procrastinators, especially those who can't pay what they owe: Don't panic.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:56 pm

Rush Limbaugh's 10 Dumbest Remarks

A series of quotes from America's king of flatulent utterances.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:54 pm

Conservative launches challenge to Pa.'s Specter - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:51 pm

F1 appeal rules in Brawn's favour

A part that helped one of F1's smallest teams win the first two Grand Prix of the season is legal, the sport's governing body rules.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:50 pm

Ashton Kutcher to Ding Dong Ditch Ted Turner

Actor Ashton Kutcher says if he beats CNN to 1,000,000 Twitter viewers he will 'ding dong ditch' Ted Turner.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:50 pm

Thailand revokes Thaksin passport

The Thai government revokes the passport of exiled former leader Thaksin Shinawatra in the wake of recent protests.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:49 pm

New York Fed Factory Index Rose More Than Forecast - Bloomberg

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:49 pm

Australia wants better control of killer crocs

SYDNEY (AP) -- Australia's Northern Territory may allow the collection of more crocodile eggs and limited safari hunts of the reptiles - but not a large-scale slaughter - following a spate of fatal attacks on humans, its government said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:47 pm

Al-Jazeera: Gitmo prisoner calls network by phone

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- A Guantanamo detainee phoned a Middle Eastern TV network to say he was severely beaten for refusing to leave his cell, giving the first media interview with someone held at the U.S. prison in Cuba....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:46 pm

Al-Jazeera: Gitmo prisoner calls network by phone

A Guantanamo detainee phoned a Middle Eastern TV network to say he was severely beaten for refusing to leave his cell, giving the first media interview with someone held at the U.S. prison...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:46 pm

Pirates attack second US vessel

Pirates attack a US cargo ship off Somalia in the latest of a spate of incidents - but this time the attempt fails.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:46 pm

Do you suffer from Obama Derangement Syndrome?

Conservative media figures such as Glenn Beck have directed conspiratorial, goofy, unhinged rhetoric at President Obama, depicting him as a threat to their audience's very way of life. Check out this new video to learn more about symptoms of Obama Derangement Syndrome.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:45 pm

Uncle Sam won't make ends meet

The IRS will bring in a lot of cash this week, but not nearly enough to foot the government's bill this year.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:45 pm

Consumer Inflation Falls Amid Weak Demand

Consumer prices dipped unexpectedly in March, leaving inflation over the past year falling at the fastest clip in more than a half-century. The Labor Department says consumer prices edged down 0.1 percent last month as a drop in energy prices offset a jump in tobacco prices.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:44 pm

Michael Jackson's auction called off - Entertainment Weekly

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:41 pm

Top 10: Rock ‘N’ Roll Hedonists

Most famous musicians enjoy a vice or two at some point in their careers, but the record of debauchery compiled by some is so extreme that it merits special recognition. Compiled from a long list of contenders, here are 10 standout rock rock ’n’ roll hedonists:

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:40 pm

Italy earthquake reconstruction will cost billions

ROME (AP) -- The region in central Italy ravaged by an earthquake more than a week ago will need at least euro12 billion (about $16 billion) for rebuilding, the country's interior minister said....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:38 pm

Italy earthquake reconstruction will cost billions

The region in central Italy ravaged by an earthquake more than a week ago will need at least euro12 billion (about $16 billion) for rebuilding, the country's interior minister said. As...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:38 pm

Drought threatens Iraq's 'Garden of Eden'

A severe drought is threatening Iraq's southern marshes the traditional site of the biblical Garden of Eden just as the region ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:36 pm

Violence flares at protest over Afghan sex law

Some 300 Afghan women have been pelted by stones during their protest of a new law that critics say legalizes marital rape.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:35 pm

Sudan rebels sentenced to death

A Sudanese court sentences 10 rebels from the Darfur region to death.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:35 pm

NKorea marks late leader's birthday amid tensions

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea celebrated the birthday Wednesday of late founding father Kim Il Sung after international censure for the regime's threats to restart its nuclear program, expel U.N. inspectors and quit disarmament talks....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:34 pm

NKorea marks late leader's birthday amid tensions

North Korea celebrated the birthday Wednesday of late founding father Kim Il Sung after international censure for the regime's threats to restart its nuclear program, expel U.N. inspectors...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:34 pm

Humour deficit?

Will South Africans laugh all the way to the polls?
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:34 pm

Thailand revokes ousted PM Thaksin's passport - The Associated Press

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:31 pm

Iran says will offer nuclear package to West soon

TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran had prepared proposals to end a stalemate over its nuclear ambitions with six world powers, state television reported.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:31 pm

Socially conservative bills stall in Florida Senate - MiamiHerald.com

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:31 pm

Mob Stones Afghan Women At Protest

A group of some 1,000 Afghans swarmed a demonstration of 300 women protesting against a new conservative marriage law. The women were pelted with small stones as police struggled to keep the two groups apart.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:30 pm

EU acts to curb Italy milk scam

The EU's anti-fraud body Olaf welcomes an Italian court ruling on a milk quota scam, which has paved the way for recovering millions of euros.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:29 pm

US sailors who thwarted pirate hijackers fly home (AP)

AP - A shipping company spokesman says the American crew that thwarted the hijacking of a U.S. cargo ship has left Mombasa on a chartered plane heading to the United States.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:28 pm

Expect savage Silva attack at UFC 97 - ESPN

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:28 pm

Iran says will offer nuclear package to West soon (Reuters)

Reuters - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Wednesday Iran had prepared proposals to end a stalemate over its nuclear ambitions with six world powers, state television reported.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:28 pm

Fiat CEO Talks Tough With Chrysler - Forbes

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm

Thailand revokes ousted PM Thaksin's passport

BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's government has revoked the personal passport of ousted and exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra following several days of demonstrations that paralyzed Bangkok, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm

Thailand revokes ousted PM Thaksin's passport

Thailand's government has revoked the personal passport of ousted and exiled Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra following several days of demonstrations that paralyzed Bangkok, a Foreign...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:27 pm

Italy Quake Repairs To Cost About $16B

The region in central Italy ravaged by an earthquake more than a week ago will need at least euro12 billion (about $16 billion) for rebuilding, the country's interior minister said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:26 pm

Hey, Mel Gibson, Jesus Got Your Tongue? - E! Online

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:23 pm

Fiat CEO warns Chrysler unions: cut costs or we walk

MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat SpA's chief executive, facing a two-week deadline to work out a partnership with Chrysler LLC, warned the troubled U.S. carmaker's unions he would ditch the idea unless they agreed to cut labor costs.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:23 pm

Germany Has Sights on Several Alleged Nazi War Criminals - ABC News

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:21 pm

U.S. says new troops push Taliban away from Kabul

FORWARD OPERATING BASE SHANK, Afghanistan, April 15 (Reuters) - An influx of new U.S. troops near Kabul this year is reclaiming the Afghan capital's outskirts from the Taliban, but violence would increase in the short-term, the U.S. commander in the area said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:21 pm

Stone-throwing Afghan crowd swarms women's protest

KABUL (AP) -- A group of some 1,000 Afghans swarmed a demonstration of 300 women protesting against a new conservative marriage law on Wednesday. The women were pelted with small stones as police struggled to keep the two groups apart....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:21 pm

Stone-throwing Afghan crowd swarms women's protest

A group of some 1,000 Afghans swarmed a demonstration of 300 women protesting against a new conservative marriage law on Wednesday. The women were pelted with small stones as police...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:21 pm

Adam Lambert: America's First Gay 'Idol'? - ABC News

Source: Google News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:20 pm

Fiat CEO: Concessions or no Chrysler deal

Automaker Fiat Group SpA will walk away from a deal to take a 20-percent stake in Chrysler LLC if the U.S. automaker's unions don't agree to major cost cuts, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:20 pm

Man Utd Dominate PFA Awards List

Steven Gerrard is the only non-Manchester United player in the running for the Professional Footballers' Association player of the year award.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:20 pm

Police make dozens of arrests in Quebec

Suspects also picked up in New Brunswick, France and Dominican Republic, with allegations of murder and drug crimes

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:20 pm

Jailhouse chic

Star appeal for handbags made by Lebanese prisoners
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:18 pm

Nazi Hunters Zone In On War Criminals

German investigators tracking others not just recently arrested, John Demjanjuk.
Source: ABC News: International | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:17 pm

Police search for evidence in death of Calif. girl

Authorities are looking for more evidence against a 28-year-old Sunday school teacher who was tearfully arraigned on charges ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:16 pm

L.A. Public Schoolteachers Protest Budget Cuts

In Los Angeles, the city's public schools are facing a huge budget deficit. The school board voted Tuesday to cut thousands of jobs over the coming year — everything from teachers to janitors. That decision didn't go over well with the people about to be out of work.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:15 pm

Meet the Crew That Faced Off Against the Pirates

"GMA" Exclusive: Ship's second and third mates talk about hostage drama.
Source: ABC News: International | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:14 pm

Policeman suspended in London G20 incident

A sergeant who was seen apparently hitting a female demonstrator at a G-20 protest in London has been suspended, police said ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:14 pm

Smithsonian Picks Black History Museum Designer

A glowing bronze crown meant to evoke historical imagery of African-Americans has emerged as the winning architectural concept for a new black history museum on the National Mall.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:14 pm

Britain mourns, 20 years after Hillsborough (AFP)

AFP - Liverpool fans bowed their heads on Wednesday as Britain mourned on the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, when 96 fans were crushed to death at an FA Cup semi-final.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:13 pm

South Korea set to join North arms interception

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Wednesday it will soon announce plans to curtail the North's suspected trade in illicit weapons after its neighbor raised tensions by vowing to quit talks and restart its nuclear arms plant.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:11 pm

Mumbai 'attacker' lawyer sacked

The defence lawyer for the only surviving suspected gunman from the Mumbai attacks is sacked as he appears in court.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:07 pm

Colbert lost in space when NASA names station node (Reuters)

Reuters - NASA on Tuesday named its new living quarters on the International Space Station "Tranquillity," denying television comedian Stephen Colbert his attempt to get the new Node 3 named after himself.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:02 pm

Colbert lost in space when NASA names station node

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NASA on Tuesday named its new living quarters on the International Space Station "Tranquillity," denying television comedian Stephen Colbert his attempt to get the new Node 3 named after himself.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:02 pm

U.S. Aid Ship Fired On, But Evades Pirates

Somali pirates attacked and damaged an American ship carrying humanitarian aid, but the ship and crew were safe under Navy escort, the military and shipping company said.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:00 pm

Federer wins Monte Carlo opener

Roger Federer gets his clay-court season off to a solid start with victory over Italy's Andreas Seppi in Monte Carlo.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:58 am

US sailors who thwarted pirate hijackers fly home

A shipping company spokesman says the American crew that thwarted the hijacking of a U.S. cargo ship has left Mombasa on a chartered plane heading to the United States.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:57 am

Fla. SEAL museum wants relics of pirate standoff

A Florida military museum wants to acquire objects from Sunday's rescue of an American hostage by Navy SEAL snipers.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am

Blockades halt channel crossings

Hundreds of ferry passengers are left stranded at Dover because of blockades at Channel ports by French fishing fleets.
Source: BBC News | World | UK Edition | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:56 am

U.S. ship escapes pirate attack

A cargo ship loaded with humanitarian aid was headed to Kenya under Navy escort Wednesday after evading pirates firing grenades and automatic weapons, officials said.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:54 am

Pirates attack U.S.-flagged ship, fail to board

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pirates attacked a U.S.-flagged cargo ship off the coast of Somalia with rockets and automatic weapons on Tuesday but failed to board the craft, the ship's owner and the U.S. military said.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:53 am

Washington & Lee U gets book back, 145 years later

Washington and Lee University has a missing library book back on its shelves — nearly 145 years after it was stolen by a Union soldier during the Civil War.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:53 am

Game Addiction: The Real Story

What is video game addiction? What are its boundaries, its symptoms, and its treatments? How wide is its scope? In this GameSpot AU feature we speak to researchers, psychologists, medical bodies, and gamers to gauge their thoughts on the cause and effects of video game addiction.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:52 am

PHOTOS: Bare Foot Pirates Try to Hijack Ship

Exclusive photos taken by crew members of the Maersk Alabama during hijacking.
Source: ABC News: International | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:49 am

Abbott 1Q profit rises on one-time items

Drug and medical device maker Abbott Laboratories said Wednesday its profit jumped 53 percent in the first quarter due to a payment related to the breakup of a partnership with a Japanese drug company.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:48 am

Report: United States ripe for recruiting by extremists

Homeland Security officials are warning that right-wing extremists could use the bad state of the U.S. economy and the election ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:47 am

Yahoo plans first major layoffs under new CEO

Yahoo Inc. is gearing up for its third round of mass layoffs in 14 months, signaling it  is still struggling to snap out of its financial malaise under a new leadership team.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:45 am

U.S. Cargo Ship Escapes Somali Pirate Attack

Somali pirates fired grenades and automatic weapons at an American freighter loaded with food aid, but the ship managed to escape the attack and was heading Wednesday to Kenya under U.S. Navy escort, officials said.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:44 am

Iran preparing new proposals for nuclear dispute

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's president said Wednesday he is willing to forget the past and build a new relationship with the United States, adding that he is preparing a new package of proposals aimed at breaking the impasse with the West over his country's nuclear program....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:43 am

Iran preparing new proposals for nuclear dispute (AP)

AP - Iran's president said Wednesday he is willing to forget the past and build a new relationship with the United States, adding that he is preparing a new package of proposals aimed at breaking the impasse with the West over his country's nuclear program.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:43 am

Fiat CEO warns Chrysler unions: cut costs or we walk (Reuters)

Reuters - Fiat SpA's chief executive, facing a two-week deadline to work out a partnership with Chrysler LLC, warned the troubled U.S. carmaker's unions he would ditch the idea unless they agreed to cut labor costs.
Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:42 am

Funnyman Colbert gets less lofty namesake

Television comedy show host Stephen Colbert was hoping a new wing at the International Space Station would bear his name, but ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:37 am

Lawyer for Mumbai attack suspect dismissed

Conflict of interest cited just as trial set to begin

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:36 am

US to name 'border czar' to watch Mexican border (AP)

AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is naming a "border czar" to oversee issues related to drug-cartel violence along the U.S.-Mexico border and the hundreds of thousands of people who try to enter the U.S. illegally through the Southwest.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:35 am

RadioShack expands electronics trade-in program

Electronics retailer RadioShack Corp. said Wednesday it is expanding its online electronics trade-in program to 4,400 company-owned stores across the country.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:34 am

Pakistan grants bail to detained hard-line cleric

ISLAMABAD (AP) -- Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the release on bail Monday of a hard-line cleric who had been detained since shortly before soldiers stormed his mosque in 2007, killing scores of people and energizing the country's Islamist insurgency....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:32 am

Obama to speak on making changes to tax code

On the day of the deadline for Americans to file their tax returns, President Barack Obama will talk about restoring fairness to the tax code and providing tax relief to working families.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:31 am

Obama to speak on making changes to tax code (AP)

AP - On the day of the deadline for Americans to file their tax returns, President Barack Obama will talk about restoring fairness to the tax code and providing tax relief to working families.

Source: Yahoo! News: Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:31 am

US food aid ship escapes Somali pirate attack

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) -- Somali pirates fired grenades and automatic weapons at an American freighter loaded with food aid but the ship managed to escape the attack and was heading Wednesday to Kenya under U.S. Navy escort, officials said....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:28 am

Commander in March submarine crash relieved of post

The officer in charge of an American nuclear submarine that collided with another U.S. Navy vessel at the mouth of the Persian ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:28 am

Obama to talk about tax relief and fairness

On the day of the deadline for Americans to file their tax returns, President Barack Obama will talk about restoring fairness ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:21 am

Rare Dolphin Spits to Catch its Prey, Scientists Find

A rare species of Australian dolphin has been found to catch its fish prey by spitting water, according to research by WWF. The small snubfin dolphins hunt in groups and use their spitting technique to round up fish they have chased to the surface by firing jets of water from their mouths.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:21 am

US cmdr in March sub crash pulled from command

The officer in charge of an American nuclear submarine that collided with another U.S. Navy vessel at the mouth of the Persian Gulf last month has been relieved of command.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:19 am

pictures of extremely rare "Snow Rollers"

The snow rollers that he took pictures of are extremely rare because of the unique combination of snow, wind, temperature and moisture needed to create them. They form with light but sticky snow and strong winds.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:19 am

Iran preparing new proposals for nuclear dispute

Iran's president said Wednesday he is willing to forget the past and build a new relationship with the United States, adding ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:10 am

Spokane parks to detonate squirrels

The agency is using a special machine called the Rodenator Pro to detonate some of the estimated 100 to 150 squirrels tearing up the grounds.

Source: digg.com: Stories / Popular | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:10 am

Fiat CEO: Concessions or no Chrysler deal

Automaker Fiat Group SpA will walk away from a deal to take a 20-percent stake in Chrysler LLC if the U.S. automaker's unions don't agree to major cost cuts, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said in an interview published Wednesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:08 am

Pope approves HK cardinal's request to retire

The pope has allowed Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen to step down as head of the city's diocese to focus on monitoring Catholic churches in mainland China, Hong Kong's diocese said Wednesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:08 am

Wall Street set for mixed open

Market awaits AMR Corp., Peabody Energy, Charles Schwab earnings

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:08 am

Turkey pushes for nuclear arms-free Middle East

MANAMA (Reuters) - Turkish President Abdullah Gul called on Wednesday for a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction, hoping that a U.S.-Russian pledge to join forces to eradicate...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:05 am

Iraq's 'Garden of Eden' Under Threat

Drought threatens Iraq marshes, traditional site of `Garden of Eden.'
Source: ABC News: International | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:03 am

Austria sends woman to jail for threatening Caruso

An Austrian court has convicted a woman of threatening "CSI: Miami" star David Caruso and sentenced her to seven months in jail in a secure psychiatric unit, officials said Wednesday.
Source: Newsvine - Get Smarter Here | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:03 am

Drought threatens Iraq's `Garden of Eden'

HOR AL-HAMMAR, Iraq (AP) -- A severe drought is threatening Iraq's southern marshes - the traditional site of the biblical Garden of Eden - just as the region was recovering from Saddam Hussein's draining of its lakes and swamps to punish a political rebellion....
Source: AP Top International News At 9 a.m. EDT | 15 Apr 2009 | 11:03 am

Italy earthquake reconstruction will cost billions

The region in central Italy ravaged by an earthquake more than a week ago will need at least euro12 billion (about $16 billion) ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:58 am

Start thinking 2009 taxes now

While all the tax figures and lingo for 2008 are fresh on your mind, make the most of them by checking out the newest tax laws and timely perks for 2009.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:55 am

Lawyer for Mumbai Attack Suspect Dismissed

Lawyer for suspect in Mumbai attacks dismissed for conflict of interest.
Source: ABC News: International | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:54 am

Lawyer for Mumbai attack suspect dismissed

The state-appointed lawyer for the Pakistani suspect charged in last year's Mumbai terror attacks was barred from representing him Wednesday because of a conflict of interest, a special...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:53 am

Italy Earthquake Reconstruction Will Cost Billions

Italy: At least $16 billion will be needed to rebuild area hit by earthquake.
Source: ABC News: International | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:53 am

Italy earthquake reconstruction will cost billions

The region in central Italy ravaged by an earthquake more than a week ago will need at least euro12 billion (about $16 billion) for rebuilding, the country's interior minister said. ...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:53 am

Afghan women protesting marriage law are pelted with rocks

Critics of the new law say it legalizes marital rape

A crowd of about 1,000 Afghans swarmed toward a demonstration by 300 women against a conservative new marriage law Wednesday, pelting them with rocks as police struggled to keep the groups apart.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:52 am

Iran preparing new proposals for nuclear dispute

Iran's president said Wednesday he is willing to forget the past and build a new relationship with the United States, adding that he is preparing a new package of proposals aimed at...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:51 am

Angry Afghans protest over new marriage law

A group of some 1,000 Afghans swarmed a demonstration of 300 women protesting against a new conservative marriage law on Wednesday. ...

Source: USATODAY.com News - Top Stories | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:44 am

US food aid ship escapes Somali pirate attack

Somali pirates fired grenades and automatic weapons at an American freighter loaded with food aid but the ship managed to escape the attack and was heading Wednesday to Kenya under U.S....
Source: RSS feed - channel BNewsWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:38 am

Mexican Detained With Anti-Aircraft Machine Gun

Mexico detains woman with anti-aircraft machine gun linked to drug cartel.
Source: ABC News: International | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:36 am

Report: Slump fuels right-wing radicals

Homeland Security officials are warning that right-wing extremists could use the bad state of the U.S. economy and the election of the country's first black president to recruit members to their cause.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:35 am

Yahoo plans first major layoffs under new CEO

Several hundred employees to lose jobs, person familiar with plan says

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:26 am

Afghans protesting new marriage law pelted by stones

Men shout 'Death to the slaves of the Christians!' as 300 mostly young women demonstrate against law that critics say legalizes marital rape

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:26 am

UBS cuts 8,700 more jobs

Swiss bank says it will post $1.7-billion loss, outlook remains cautious

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:24 am

Tivo watch: Key NFL games to watch in 2009

Schedule-makers validated the Dallas Cowboys' nickname, awarding America's Team six prime-time games. It's more than any other team, including the defending...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:21 am

Venus Williams begins play at Family Circle

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Second-seeded Venus Williams is beginning play at the Family Circle Cup. Williams, ranked No. 5, plays a noon match Wednesday against unseeded Sania...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:20 am

Stimulus funds to help clean major toxic sites

BOSTON - New England's largest pollution cleanup project - the scrubbing of New Bedford Harbor - is set to receive a major boost in federal funding. Environmental...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:15 am

High winds cause chaos in San Francisco

High winds in the San Francisco Bay Area Tuesday caused trees to fall, residents to lose power and a big rig to overturn on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge.
Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:05 am

Obama Delivers Economic Progress Report

On this tax deadline day, President Obama plans to highlight some of the tax cuts included in the economic stimulus plan. Yesterday, the president delivered a lengthy speech about how the U.S. got into the recession, where the economy is now and his plans to encourage a more prosperous future.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am

Sikhs Say Army Ban Is Religious Discrimination

Two U.S. Army recruits, who are members of the Sikh faith, have filed a complaint against the Army over rules that require them to cut their hair and beards and forbids them to wear turbans. The Sikhs call it religious discrimination. The Army says it bans overt religious symbols and for practical reasons it cannot accomodates the Sikhs' requirements.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am

Salazar Hears Opinions On Alaska's Offshore Drilling

The Interior Department held hearings this week in Alaska to put together a five-year energy plan which centers on development of the Outer Continental Shelf. After two days of public testimony, Secretary Ken Salazar pronounced Alaskans passionate and divided. Salazar got more than an earful from those both for and against drilling offshore for oil and gas in arctic waters.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 10:00 am

Sunday School Murderer?

It’s a case so sad, and senseless, that it’s gripped the nation. On March 27, eight-year-old Sandra Cantu did not return to her family’s mobile home from a play date, sparking a massive search for the little girl. Last week, her body was found...
Source: The Daily Beast - Big Fat Story | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:58 am

Obama set to name "border czar": report

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration will name former Justice Department official Alan Bersin to oversee its policy on illegal immigration and drug-related violence along the U.S. border with Mexico, Politico reported on Tuesday.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:58 am

Regional leaders to discuss greenhouse gas plan

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - Regional leaders will evaluate the impact of their greenhouse gas initiative at an energy summit in New Jersey Wednesday. The program covers more...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:58 am

New pirate attack delays Capt. Richard Phillips' return home

The crew of the U.S. freighter that thwarted a pirate attack is at Mombasa airport preparing to return home, and Maersk shipping line says they won't be reuniting in...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:57 am

Another U.S. cargo ship attacked by pirates

Cargo ship loaded with humanitarian aid under Navy escort after evading pirates firing grenades and automatic weapons

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:56 am

Do Tax Day Tea Parties Make Sense?

Conservatives are planning tea parties across the U.S. on Wednesday to protest the use of taxpayer money for bank bailouts and other government spending. Some question whether the effort is really grass roots; others, why java-loving Americans should rally around tea.

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Source: NPR Topics: News | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:52 am

Framingham cop shot, one suspect captured

A 5-year-year veteran of the Framingham Police Department was shot at least once last night and cops were hunting for one suspect this morning, police said. Police say...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:47 am

Rosebud / Bruins Playoffs / Bubble Yum

1. Local teams: * Good luck to all you Bruins fans - I'm rooting for you: * Would they have put Beckett in the electric chair if he hit Abreu? * If Garnett can't...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:45 am

Riders rescue pooch in hairy situation

T riders watched in horror as an apparently drunken 49-year-old man kicked an adorable brown terrier and violently yanked the dog's leash outside the Dudley MBTA station...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:44 am

Iran to offer new proposals in nukes dispute

Iran is preparing a new package of proposals aimed at resolving disputes over its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:36 am

Globe union seeks public negotiations

Members of the Boston Globe's largest union want to deal directly with potential buyers of the beleaguered broadsheet and want the negotiations to be held in public,...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:33 am

Easter Turnpike foul-up reeks of rotten eggs

It was Easter weekend on the Mass Pike and, for all the wrong reasons, it wound up being a holiday to remember. Thousands of motorists were helplessly trapped in bumper-to-bumper...
Source: Home - BostonHerald.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:30 am

Thousands of bogus students entering country

Thousands of illegal students are entering the country despite a Government clampdown on immigration.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:15 am

Tense NKorea Marks Founder's Birthday

NKorea celebrates Kim Il Sung birthday after vowing to boycott nuke talks.
Source: ABC News: International | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:13 am

Australia targets killer crocodiles

Australia's Northern Territory may allow the collection of more crocodile eggs and limited safari hunts of the reptiles — but not a large-scale slaughter — following a spate of fatal attacks on humans.

Source: msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:07 am

ML Iraq Marshes In Peril

In this photo taken Friday, March 27, 2009, Akeed Abdullah stands next to his boat in a dried marsh in Hor al-Hammar in southern Iraq. A severe drought is threatening Iraq's southern marshes, the traditional...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 9:03 am

Why Tourists Flock to Seoul for a New Face

More men and women are shopping for plastic surgery in South Korea.
Source: ABC News: International | 15 Apr 2009 | 8:47 am

U.S. planning to reveal data on health of top banks: report

(Reuters) - The Obama administration is drawing up plans to disclose the financial condition of the 19 biggest banks in the country, the New York Times said, citing senior administration officials.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 8:39 am

Harper promotes transport hub in Manitoba

Area mayor questions wisdom of CentrePort plan in region frequently flooded

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 8:27 am

Tories should stop talking about Damian McBride smear email Ed Balls says

The Conservatives should stop talking about the smear email sent by Damian McBride the disgraced Downing Street aide and allow the Government to focus on tackling the recession Ed Balls the Children's Secretary has suggested.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 15 Apr 2009 | 8:23 am

Woman gets four years in elder abuse case

Elderly mother developed gangrene and died after spending months confined to a chair in a filthy Moncton apartment

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 8:23 am

Ottawa won't budge on banning Tamil Tigers

Will not bow to pressure, says Immigration Minister Jason Kenney

Source: The Globe and Mail - Front Page News | 15 Apr 2009 | 8:22 am

U.S. seizes accused Nazi, court halts deportation

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court halted the deportation of accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk on Tuesday and he was freed from custody just hours after immigration agents carried him out of his Ohio home to send him to Germany for trial.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:19 am

Many immigrants deported for nonviolent crimes

Human Rights Watch says its study dispels 'the myth that immigrants deported for crimes are invariably people here illegally who committed serious, violent crimes.'

Federal authorities have repeatedly said their priority is to find and remove illegal immigrants with violent criminal histories, but the U.S. government's stepped-up enforcement in recent years has led to the deportation of hundreds of thousands of immigrants convicted of nonviolent crimes, according to a new study.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Obama says changes are needed to help recovery take hold

The president tries to keep the nation focused on a still-troubled economy as he pushes an ambitious plan to to revamp healthcare, energy, education and financial regulation.

With signs that the worst of the recession may have passed, President Obama is trying to keep the nation focused on a still-troubled economy and regain momentum in Congress for his plan to revamp healthcare, energy, education and financial regulation -- thorny issues that have long defied solution.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Villaraigosa strikes gubernatorial tone in State of the City speech

The L.A. mayor envisions green technology jobs driving the region's economy out of recession. Experts say the environmental and public safety themes could broaden his appeal to moderates statewide.

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday laid out a second-term agenda weighted heavily toward the creation of environmentally friendly jobs to rescue Los Angeles from its economic malaise but warned of serious pain ahead as the city digs out of a half-billion-dollar budget shortfall.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Chatsworth train crash survivor has a long road back

Racheal Mofya, who was severely injured in the 2008 train crash, faces many months of mental and physical rehabilitation. She may never fully recover.

Racheal Mofya sits quietly, her head down, there but not there.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

L.A. Unified moves to cut 5,000 teachers and others

The board's 4-3 vote closes most of a $596.1-million deficit for next year and will lead to larger classes. But the battle over funding will rage on for weeks.

Los Angeles school district officials moved forward Tuesday with plans to lay off more than 5,000 teachers, counselors, custodians, clerks and other employees, but the battle over funding will rage on for weeks -- affecting who goes, who stays and what schools and classrooms will look like for students next year.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Mayors on front line of the drug war

Mayors say they are the ones personally confronting the toll of drug violence on the streets. Yet they lack any meaningful role in the federal government's battle against organized crime.

If he was nervous, Salvador Vergara Cruz didn't act it.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

At tax time, cases like Geithner's raise pointed questions

Some taxpayers -- and even some in the IRS -- resent what appears to be a double standard that favors powerful people like Cabinet nominees.

The Treasury secretary, who oversees the IRS, initially didn't pay all his taxes. Neither did five other top nominees for the Obama administration or their spouses. Now, as tonight's tax deadline looms, some Americans are rhetorically asking: What would have happened to me if I had done the same thing?

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Osteoporosis drug promotes healing of fractures, study finds

Teriparatide, or Forteo, helped 93% of patients after only eight to 12 weeks on the drug. The treatment could reduce pain suffered and time spent in nursing homes.

A drug used to treat severe osteoporosis promotes healing of hard-to-mend fractures in the elderly and others, reducing pain and time spent in nursing homes, researchers said Tuesday.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

Illegal immigration slowdown in California

After years of rapid growth, the state's illegal immigrant population is increasing more gradually, a study finds. Many migrants are bypassing California for other states.

In five years of social outreach at Our Lady Queen of Angels church in Los Angeles, Guillermo Armenta has always seen more parishioners stream into this historic haven for illegal immigrants than leave. Until now.

Source: Los Angeles Times - Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 7:00 am

AS India Shooting

A police officer looks at his watch as police personnel stand guard outside the premises of the Arthur Road Jail in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, April 15, 2009. The trial of a Pakistani man Mohammed Ajmal...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 6:55 am

Piracy Liberty Sun

This photo shows the Liberty Sun as it passes Gibraltar June 27, 2007. The cargo ship loaded with humanitarian aid was headed to Kenya under Navy escort Wednesday April 15, 2009 after escaping Somali pirates...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 6:22 am

Russian-made surface-to-air missiles at a war exhibition near Tehran

File photo shows Russian-made surface-to-air missiles in front of a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a war exhibition near Tehran. Russia is not currently implementing its planned...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 6:13 am

U.S. blacks try to turn pride over Obama into gains

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Black American community workers are wrestling with how to translate their pride over Barack Obama's presidency into tangible gains for a racial minority that often lags behind the rest of the country.
Source: Reuters: Top News | 15 Apr 2009 | 6:00 am

APTOPIX South Korea North Korea Missile

Defectors from North Korea and conservative activists release balloons with campaign leaflets against North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of the Panmunjom (DMZ)...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 5:50 am

Haitians receive medical help onboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort, docked off Port-au-Prince

Haitians receive medical help onboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort, docked off Port-au-Prince. A donors conference of international lending institutions and countries pledged a two-year, 324-million-dollar...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 3:52 am

Hillary Clinton arrives at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, DC. A donors conference of international lending institutions and countries pledged a two-year, 324-million-dollar...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 3:52 am

Georgian riot police in body armour patrol the grounds of the parliament building during a mass protest in Tbilisi

Georgian riot police in body armour patrol the grounds of the parliament building during a mass protest in Tbilisi on April 13. Already suffering from last year's war with Russia and the global economic...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 3:51 am

Georgian opposition protesters march and drive to the presidential residence in Tbilisi

Georgian opposition protesters march and drive to the presidential residence in Tbilisi. Already suffering from last year's war with Russia and the global economic downturn, Georgia's economy is taking...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 3:51 am

Georgians attend an anti-Saakashvili rally in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi

Georgians attend an anti-Saakashvili rally in front of the parliament building in Tbilisi on April 13. Already suffering from last year's war with Russia and the global economic downturn, Georgia's economy...
Source: RSS feed - channel BNImagesWorld | 15 Apr 2009 | 3:51 am

'Untouchable' seeks power in Indian election

LUCKNOW, India - Her father was a low-level government clerk from a caste so poor and uneducated it was shunned for centuries as "untouchable." Her mother was illiterate. But the daughter they named Mayawati sought a different...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Apr 2009 | 3:02 am

Taliban Gains New Stronghold In Pakistan

The fight against the Taliban just got a lot more difficult. This week, Pakistan's president signed a deal that imposes Islamic law in the northwest corner of his country.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 2:00 am

Battling Pirates With "Nothing To Lose"

Despite the recent rescue of Captain Richard Phillips, in the past two days pirates have hijacked four ships - and are holding more than 60 crew members. As Lara Logan reports, halting the attacks won't be easy.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 15 Apr 2009 | 1:30 am

Mobsters poised to cash in on Italy quake

ITALY - Roberto Saviano, the best-selling author of Gomorrah , says the flood of aid money pouring into the earthquake-hit Abruzzo region risks making the area a prime target for organised crime. Mr Saviano, whose non-fiction...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 15 Apr 2009 | 12:54 am

North Korea expels UN nuclear inspectors

North Korea has ordered International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors to leave the country and told the IAEA it would resume making bombgrade plutonium the UN nuclear watchdog said.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 14 Apr 2009 | 10:53 pm

US court halts deportation of alleged Nazi guard, 89

CLEVELAND - The return of alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to Germany for trial on war crimes was delayed again yesterday by a federal court, shortly after six immigration officers removed the retired autoworker from his...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Apr 2009 | 10:01 pm

Piracy Risk A Matter Of Dollars And Sense

Pirate attacks remain a growing threat. In fact, more than 200 foreign crew members are being held on hijacked ships off the coast of Somalia. In many cases, the ship owners would rather just pay ransom than fight back. Lara Logan reports.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 8:30 pm

Deadly End Raises Stakes In Pirate Attacks

The killing of three Somali pirates in the dramatic U.S. Navy rescue of a cargo ship captain has sparked concern for other hostages and fears that the stakes have been raised for future hijackings in the busy Indian Ocean shipping lane.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 8:30 pm

Obama Praises Pirate Rescue Operation

President Barack Obama pledged that the U.S. would seek to halt the increasing threat of piracy off the Horn of Africa.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 8:30 pm

Rescue Ends 5-Day Standoff With Pirates

A U.S. intelligence official reports that an American ship's captain held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia is now safe on board a U.S. Navy ship. Three pirates are dead, and one is in custody.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 8:30 pm

Hijacked Ship Arrives Safely In Kenya Port

Cheering and guarded by Navy Seals, the crew of the American container ship Maersk Alabama reached a Kenyan port without their captain, still held hostage by Somali pirates in a lifeboat hundreds of miles from shore.
Source: World News: CBSNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 8:30 pm

US Sunday school teacher accused of rape, murder

A Sunday school teacher kidnapped, raped and murdered an 8-year-old girl and stuffed her body in a suitcase that was dumped in a pond near her home, US prosecutors alleged on Tuesday. Melissa Huckaby, 28, was charged with murdering...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Apr 2009 | 8:00 pm

WATCH: 'Diet Shoes' Put a Spring in Your Step

Source: ABC News: International | 14 Apr 2009 | 7:58 pm

Defiant North Korea quits nuclear talks

An angry North Korea evicted all international nuclear inspectors yesterday after saying it would withdraw from six-nation disarmament negotiations and resume work at its nuclear facilities in response to a UN Security Council statement...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Apr 2009 | 7:00 pm

Apeman myth exposed

Humanity's immediate predecessors may have had trouble climbing trees, research suggests - so they may not have been as ape-like as many experts believe. Scientists concluded this after a close study of how chimpanzees scale trees...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Apr 2009 | 7:00 pm

The inbreeding that ruined the Hapsburgs

The Hapsburg dynasty was one of the most important and influential royal families in Europe dating back more than 500 years and producing rulers in Austria, Hungary, Belgium, the Netherlands and the German empire. Then, in 1700,...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Apr 2009 | 6:26 pm

Islamic law deal signed in Pakistan

Pakistan's President has signed a regulation to put a swath of territory under Islamic law as part of a peace deal with the Taleban after intense pressure from his own party and other legislators. Asif Ali Zardari's move will anger...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Apr 2009 | 6:00 pm

Somali pirates capture four ships, 60 crew

MOMBASA, Kenya - Somali pirates captured four ships and took more than 60 crew members hostage after three colleagues were killed during the rescue of a US captain. Pirates have vowed revenge for the deaths at the hands of US snipers...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm

12-year-old dies in Qld floodwaters

The mother of a 12-year-old girl swept over a weir on Queensland's Sunshine Coast has appealed to people to take care in floodwaters. Parts of the coast received up to 200mm of rain in 24 hours, flooding homes and businesses and stranding...
Source: New Zealand Herald - World | 14 Apr 2009 | 5:00 pm

Pakistan Cleric: Islamic Law Deal Protects Taliban

Pakistan's imposition of Islamic law in a cease-fire deal to blunt a gathering Taliban rebellion will protect militants accused of brutal killings from prosecution, a hardline cleric who mediated the deal said Tuesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 4:17 pm

Fears Over Iran Influence on Anti-Racism Conference

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will attend a U.N. anti-racism conference starting in Geneva next week, the United Nations said Tuesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 4:05 pm

Money Stuffed in Bra Saves Brazil Woman From Bullet

A Brazilian woman survived being shot in the chest Saturday by robbers because cash she had stashed in her bra absorbed the impact of the bullet, the Telegraph reported.
Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 3:52 pm

U.N. Caught in Civil War Over Do-Nothing Bureaucracy

Something like a civil war has erupted between United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and the branches of the world organization that are supposed to oversee, constrain and fund the U.N.'s sprawling central bureaucracy.
Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 3:17 pm

Burger King 'Little Mexican' Ad Slammed in Spain

An advertisement for a new burger has caused offense after Mexicans claimed it insulted them and their national cuisine.
Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 2:47 pm

Afghan Taliban Kill Young Couple for Trying to Elope

Taliban gunmen used a firing squad to kill a young couple in southern Afghanistan for trying to elope, shooting them with rifles in front of a crowd in a lawless, militant-controlled region, officials said Tuesday.
Source: FOXNews.com | 14 Apr 2009 | 1:53 pm

North Korea threatens to restart nuclear programme as it quits peace talks

North Korea threatens to restart atomic weapons programme and boycott peace negotiations in response to UN criticism.
Source: Telegraph Major News | 14 Apr 2009 | 11:55 am